Jumper at NYC's Mandarin Oriental hotel identified as Filipino American teen (news.yahoo.com)
ABC News: American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks (abcnews.go.com)
Hurricane Lee to strike weather-worn New England after heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes (apnews.com)
Bloomberg: ABC News May Be On Disney's Chopping Block (crooksandliars.com)
Mexico on track to break asylum application record (apnews.com)
Mexico is on track to receive more asylum applications this year than ever before as the flow of migrants threatens to overwhelm governments of several Latin American countries along the migratory route....
Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (apnews.com)
A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election....
How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years (www.propublica.org)
For decades, patients warned Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden. One even called 911 and had him arrested. Columbia let him keep working.
Biden and Zelensky to meet in US next week (www.cnn.com)
US President Joe Biden plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week around the United Nations General Assembly meetings, according to multiple officials familiar with the plans....
A baby and a dog died after being left in a car for about six hours, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
FDA says common over the counter decongestant phenylephrine does not work in oral form (www.nbcnews.com)
Texas was state with most book bans in 2022, report shows (www.theguardian.com)
Number of book challenges nationwide doubled from 2021 as book ban movement gathers speed in Republican-led states...
The first Bob Ross work from ‘The Joy of Painting’ is on sale (www.cnn.com)
It’s hard to quantify the value of painter and all-around cultural icon Bob Ross, but $9.85 million is a good start....
Parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada are under tropical storm warnings as Hurricane Lee nears (www.cnn.com)
Hurricane Lee will take a swipe at parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada starting Friday with heavy rain and strong winds that could lead to localized flooding and knock out power across communities....
UAW members go on strike at three key auto plants after deal deadline passes (www.cnbc.com)
11-year-old boy to stand trial for mother's murder, motive suspected to be VR headset (abcnews.go.com)
An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of murdering his mother has been ordered to stand trial....
'The Donald' forum user gets more than 6 years in prison for battling officers at Capitol riot (www.nbcnews.com)
Supporters of Native activist Leonard Peltier hold White House rally, urging Biden to grant clemency (apnews.com)
Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House on Tuesday to support Leonard Peltier on the imprisoned activist’s 79th birthday, holding signs and chanting slogans urging President Joe Biden to grant clemency to the Native American leader....
Explosion at world’s largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke (apnews.com)
An explosion inside a shipping container at the world’s largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire....
Some traders bet on a cataclysmic stock sell-off in December (creditnews.com)
Some traders are betting that the stock market will go into a cataclysmic selloff that could make the Covid crash look like a picnic....
Say goodbye to self-serve soft drinks at McDonald's (www.businessinsider.com)
LAPD assistant chief is investigated over allegations he stalked a subordinate (www.latimes.com)
An assistant Los Angeles police chief is under internal investigation after a subordinate he was dating filed a police report alleging he tried to stalk her.
UAW to target strikes at Ford, GM and Stellantis at midnight if no deal reached (www.cnn.com)
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Thursday night said the union will strike all the Big Three automakers – GM, Ford and Stellantis – at the same time as of midnight if the companies do not reach tentative labor deals with the auto workers....
Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways (abcnews.go.com)
California lawmakers vote to end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws (apnews.com)
California may soon lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws and instead focus on an advertising campaign to bring anti-discrimination messages to red states....
Frost rips into McCarthy, GOP: They ‘care more about themselves and their politics than you’ (thehill.com)
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) attacked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the floor of the House on Thursday, saying that his caucus is a “circus” and can’t gather enough votes to pass any significant legislation....
